WorkerGlobalScope: offline event

Note: This feature is only available in Web Workers.

The offline event of the WorkerGlobalScope fires when the device loses connection to the internet.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

js
addEventListener("offline", (event) => {});

onoffline = (event) => {};

Event type

A generic Event.

Example

The following code snippet shows an onoffline handler set inside a worker:

js
self.onoffline = () => {
  console.log("Your worker is now offline");
};

The same snippet, but using addEventListener():

js
self.addEventListener("offline", () => {
  console.log("Your worker is now offline");
});

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# handler-workerglobalscope-onoffline

Browser compatibility

desktopmobileserver
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Deno
offline event

See also

The WorkerGlobalScope interface it belongs to.